Fruit-jar holder



J. H. TOBIN. mun JAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1920.

1,360,826. PatentedNov. 30,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- J. H. TOBIN.

FRUIT JAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION mm IIAR.20.1920.

1 60,826. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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JAMES H. TOBIN, or ERIEQPENNSYLVANIA.

FRUIT-JAR HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, James H. TOBIN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, n the county of Erie and State of Penn sylvania, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in F ruit-J ar Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a fruit jar holder and has for its primary object to provide a holder of this charactemwherein a fruit jar,

can or other receptacle can be conveniently and easily clamped therein so as to positively holdthe same, whereby the cover or top thereof can be easily removed therefrom or placed thereon, thus sity of holding the jar, can or other receptacle in the hands when in the act of removmg the cap or cover therefrom or replacing thereof upon the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character, wherein the same is constructed and arranged to accommodate different sizes of jars, cans or other like receptacles and that will firmly clamp the same for the positive holding thereof to permit the easy application of the cover or cap or its removal, the holder being of.novel .form so that the same may be mounted upon a support for the convenient use thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character;

wherein the jar, can or receptacle when held therein after the placing of the cover or cap thereon can be turned into inverted position to ascertain whether the contents will leak therefrom, and thus the manual handling of the jar, can or receptacle is entirely eliminated during the application of the cover or cap or removal.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character. wherein the clamping sections thereof can be adjusted relative to each other to assure the positive gripping of a can, jar or other like receptacle when placed within the holder and in this manner avoiding any possibility of the turning of the said can, jar or receptacle when the cover or cap thereof is being applied thereto or taken therefrom.

" A sti ll further object of the invention is the which is extremely simple in construction, capable of being readily and easily cleaned,

convenient for the firm holding of a jar, can

Y Specification of Letters Patent.

eliminating the necessections 11 and 12" provision of a holder of this character,

7 Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

Application filed March 20. 1920. Serial No. 367,425.

modating different sizes of cans, jars or receptacles, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in its purpose and inexpensive to manufacture. 1th these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the features of conparts, fully described. illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a top plan View of a holder gonstructed 1n accordance with the invenion. 7

Fig.2 is a side elevation thereof, the same being partly broken away to show the inner s1de of one of the sections thereof.

1g. 3 1s a fragmentary side elevation showing a slight modification of holder, adapted for mounting upon a wall.

1g. dis a plan view of the wall bracket for the modified form of holder.

1g. 5 is a fragmentary top plan View showlng a modified form of adjustable fastener for the sections of the holder.

comprises a'base A, preferably made from wood and'in this instance of rectangular shape, although the same may be made from any other material and of any other desirable shape. The base A is connected with a table or other character of supportthrough the medium of a hinge 10 connected to the table or support andto said base A at one end thereof so that the base can be swung from horizontalposition superimposed upon the table or support. to a vertical position fora purpose presently described.

Carried upon the base A are semi-circular shaped stationary and movable clamping respectively, which together constitute the body of the holder and these sections are formed with the stepped portions 13 and 14 respectively providing spaced rest flanges 15 interiorly of the section'sfor jars, cans, receptacles or the like when placed within the holder, the stepped can be accommodated within the holder for the clamping thereof.

Thesection 11 at its bottom is formed with a base rim 16 through which are passed suitable fasteners 1'7 of said section 11 to the base A as is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2

and 24 respectively,

" -perforation in the of the drawings, while the base flange 18 on the bottom of the section 12 is free from the base A, these sections being formed at their rear ends with pivot ears 19 receiving a pivot pin 20 so that the section 12 is swingingly connected to the section 11 for the o'pening and closing of the movable section 12 relative to said stationary section to permit the easy introduction of a 121', can or receptacle in the holder or its removal therefrom.

' f Mountedintheside walls 21' of the stepped 7 portions 13 and 14 ,interiorlythereoi at intervals are frictionof the sections'll and 12 pieces 22, made preferably from fabricand rubber, so that when a jar, can or receptacle isclamped between the sections 11 and 12 the-same will be held fast and prevented from slipping. 1

Formed onathe front ends of the sections 11 and 12 are bifurcated andpivoted cars 23 V the bifurcated'ear being titted with a pivoted adjusting screw r25,

whi h latteris adapted to slide through the perforated rear 24 and carries thereon a winged adjusting nut 26 so that the movable sect on 12 can be shifted toward the stationary section V as will be clearlyapparent.

within the a of said ar, can

' able section 12 from the by the 11 on the adjustment of the nut 26 by hand, the screw 25 being surrounded by a coiled expansion spring 27 which actsto separate the movloosening of the nut 26 upon the screw 25 v In the use of the holder the jar, can or other receptacle of a selected size, is placed holder so that the lower portion a t or receptacle will be brought: into-position between thesections 11 and 12 so as to rest upon the flange 15 of the stepped portion of said sections correspondingly to the size of the jar, thereafterthe movable section'12 ire-adjust can or receptacle and ably connected to the stationary section 11" winged nut being moved in one direction upon the adjusting screw 25 so that the can, jar or receptacle will be firmly clamped V between the sections 11 and 12 of the holder and in'this manner the cap-or cover can be readily and conveniently placed upon said jar, can or receptacleor removed there Il'OIIl witnoutrequiring the hand clamping can or receptacle asisusual.-

of said jar, Now after the cap or cover has been applied to the jar, can or receptacle and it is desired to ascertain whether or not the contents will cal position thereby suiliciently has been applied thereto.

'30, is provided with cured thereto, the ear 40 ing formed with aliningslots 44 which open section 11 on the screw 42. can moved therefrom. thereon a hub 45,

V ceptacle therefrom.

leak from the jar, can or receptacle it is only necessary to turn the baseA from normal horizontal position to a substantially vertimoving the can or receptacle to a side position, whereby it can be determined whetheror not the contents will leak from the mouth of said jar, can or receptacle after the cap or cover In Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings there is shown a slight modification of holder, wherein the stationary section 28 of the body of the holder has formed at its rear side an enlarged boss 29 having a stub pivot 30 for engagement in a socket or sleeve 31 formed medially of the arched portion of a wall bracket 33 which is adapted to be secured to that the a-wall in any suitable manner so holder can be. hung thereon." The pivot stub T a latch receiving recess 34 to accommodate a spring'held hand releasing, latching pin-35pmounted in-a guide 36 on the arched portion 32 of the bracket 33 and working through locked in normal upright position and on releasing the latching pin 35 it can be turned toan inverted position" as will be clearly obvious.

In Figs. 5, 6 and is shown a slight modification of an adjusting' screw-for use with the holder, wherein the stationary and movable sections 37 and 7 of the drawings there the socket collar 31, so thatthe holder can be 3,8 of the body of the holder have formed at their ends. the ears 39 and 40 respectively, the ear 39 being .providedwith a threaded hole 41 for the adjusting screw 42, the latter being loosely fitted in the. car 40 which carries an offset keeper 43 exteriorly seand keeper 43 bethrough the free edges thereof so thatthe be engaged therein, and re- The screw 42 has formed which is adapted'to fit between the ear 40, and the keeper 43 so that in this manner when the screw 42 has been thus fitted it will be swiveled on the car 40 and on the turning of the screw 42 the can be. adjusted in the threaded hole 41 in the. ear 39 thereby bringing the movable section 38 toward or away from the stationary section 37 of the body of the holder for the clampingand unclamping of a j ar, can

or receptaclebetween said sections of the holder or the removal of said jar, can or re- It is of course a be understood that any number of stepped portions '13 and 14 can be formed in the sections of the. body'of the holder-, so that a variable number of sizes oitjars, cans or receptaclescan be clamped in the holder; 7 r a V In the modified form of holder shown in Figs. 3 and4 of the drawings it will be clearlyapparent that the body of the holder same v can be turned from normal upright position to an inverted position to ascertain after the applying of the cap or cover to the jar, can or receptacle whether or not the contents thereof will leak therefrom through the capped or covered end thereof.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and manner of use of the holder will be clearly understood and therefore'a 10 more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is: v A holder of the character described comprising stationary and movable body sections ivotally connected together, said sections eing formed with stepped portions, means for adjusting the movable section relative to the stationary section, friction pieces carried on the walls of the stepped portions of the sections at the inner sides thereof, and means for swingingly supporting the sections of the body.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

- JAMES'H. TOBIN. 

